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What a great small hotel this is! The owners obviously run a tight ship and it shows.

Our welcome with the receptionist was as it should be: friendly and informative but not intrusive. Our room was absolutely gorgeous! Spacious with attention to details and interior, clean, and a wonderful bathroom with again, really 5-star quality products and amenities.

All the staff that we met during breakfast, afternoon drinks on the lovely roof top bar & during diner were great, friendly and good looking :). No complaints what so ever! The restaurants serves delicious fresh food, it was honestly one of the best restaurants we ate during our 3 weeks visit to Brazil. The restaurant definitely deserves more praise!

Only two comment; wifi in the room was very weak (we knew it was available in the public area's only but still..)Personally I did not like the area of Pelourinho that much, it was too crowded & touristy, but good enough for a few nights and the Casa offered all need to stay inside.

Definitely recommended!

Stayed: January 2013, travelled as a couple

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Ask thefortA about Hotel Casa do Amarelindo

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While I understand the reviews, I would say they are considering the hotel against the other options available. As there is no doubt within the area they offer one of the best products to the weary traveller. That said, a continued attention to a customers needs is very necessary, no matter what your market position. We found the service almost complacent and our direct feedback to issues experienced received with nonchalance. This is a quality product that may lose its sparkle with greater competition in the future.

Room Tip: Worth paying for an upgraded room.

Stayed: January 2013, travelled as a couple

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Ask Paul_H_Ldn about Hotel Casa do Amarelindo

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1. Attentive, smart, engaging staff who were a pleasure to deal with, and who offered solid advice on getting around, places to go, and stuff to do.

2. Beautiful place. We liked our room a lot, lobby is comfortable to sit in, rooftop bar not a bad place to start the night.

3. Prime location. I've seen two knocks on Pelourinho: too hectic, and not safe. Our travel agent, who otherwise did a nice job, said the area was really dangerous. He was just wrong on that count. There's a healthy police presence, and they give every sense of being professionals, not teenagers with machine guns. Stay out of the district that's pretty clearly uninviting, and well marked on the map we received when we checked in, and no problem. We never once felt insecure. Our sons noted that, after a night of clubbing at the beach, our neighborhood was kind of grim when everything's closed and the streets are empty. Fair point, but we were in bed by midnight, so not our issue. Barra might well be better if that's going to be a big part of your trip.

I guess I could see staying in the next neighborhood, San Antonio, on the next hill over from Pelourinho. The pousadas are pretty, and we had some good meals there. But we liked the life around Amarelindo. Overall, the place is small enough that you can walk anywhere, as long as you're ok with cobblestones and a little climbing.

A tip: the host/author of the terrific website bahia-online.net has a record store right around the corner from the hotel. Well worth a visit for great music and conversation.

Would I recommend to friends? Yes, without reservation.

Stayed: January 2013, travelled with family

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Ask John177 about Hotel Casa do Amarelindo

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The location is perfect, the owners very friendly and the rooms as we had expected. They were very patient with our changing reservations in a bus period. Breakfast is rich and tasty, we also had dinner with them and it was good. Though not as good as the caipirinha(s) we had on the terrace at sunset: breathtaking view and the best caipirinha we had in all our trip. We hope to be back there. The kids loved the pool and the grandparents the good quality and silence of their rooms at the 3rd floor.

Stayed: December 2012, travelled with family

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Ask ziopao about Hotel Casa do Amarelindo

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Gilles and Didier claim to be amateurs, which they are in the best sense, but this is a very professional organization. We were met at the square and our bags trundled down the cobbled street full of brightly coloured shops with music all around. Warmly greeted in the cool reception by Gilles, we went to our room on the 3rd floor with a view over the bay. Comfortable and well appointed with the biggest bed we have ever slept in, it could easily take 6. Hazard warning, the jacuzzi bath is awkward for the infirm.Everybody in the hotel was friendly and helpful, particularly Francisco, Marco and Paul at the front desk and the owners.Enormous breakfasts and very nice rooftop bar overlooking the harbour. Delicious complimentary food served on new year's eve. Perfect location for old city, we could not recommend this gem more highly

Room Tip: Higher rooms best. Beware jacuzzi if infirm.

Stayed: December 2012, travelled solo

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